Les loisirs
| La musculation | Bodybuilding |
| Le footing | Jogging |
| La natation | Swimming |
| Le VTT | Mountain biking |
| Le basket-ball | Basketball |
| Le ski / le snowboard | Skiing / snowboarding |
| Le surf | Surfing |
| La boxe | Boxing |
| Le fitness | Fitness |
| Le football | Football |
| La randonnée | Hiking |
| L’athlétisme (m.) | Athletics |
| La danse | Dance |
| Le yoga | Yoga |
| L’escalade (f.) | Climbing |
Les autres loisirs
| la lecture | the reading |
| le dessin | the drawing |
| le cinéma | the cinéma |
| la peinture | the painting |
| la musique | the music |
| le bricolage | the DIY |
| la couture | the sewing |
| la sculpture | the sculpture |
Les lieux de loisirs
| la bibliothèque | the library |
| la piscine | the swimming pool |
| le cinéma | the movie theater |
| la patinoire | the ice rink |
| le théâtre | the theater |
| le restaurant | the restaurant |
To say which sport you like or you don't like, you can use one of these verbs and directly say the sport as above.
Ex :
J'aime le rugby mais je déteste le baseball.
I like rugby but i hate baseball
| Faire (to do) | |
|---|---|
| Je | fais |
| Tu | fais |
| Il / elle / on | fait |
| Nous | faisons |
| Vous | faîtes |
| Ils / elles | font |
To express a hobby or a sport that you practice you can use the verb "faire". But you need to say the particle "de" before the hobby. The articles "le / la / l' " depends on the gender of the sport. Attention, in a negative sentence, you don not have to put the article.
Multi columnphrase affirmative
le la l' Je fais du foot je fais de la danse je fais de l'escalade phrase négative
de de d' je ne fais pas de foot je fais pas de danse je ne fais pas d'escalade
When 2 verbs are in a row, the second one is in its infinitive form.
Ex : Tu aimes faire du sport ?
Exercice 1
Combien de personnes participent ?
Qui aime:
Qui n'aime pas le rap ?
Exercice 2
le basket-ball - le volley-ball - le tennis - le footing - le cyclisme - la natation - le golf - l’escrime - le tir à l’arc - l’athlétisme - l’équitation - le football
Exercice 3
For these three persons, tell what they like/dislike :
Exercice 4
Complete the sentences in the negative form like in the 1st sentence :